webbed

[ webd ]

/ wɛbd /

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adjective

having the fingers or toes connected by a web or membrane: the webbed foot of a duck or beaver.

connected or joined by a web, as the fingers or toes.

formed like or with a web: a webbed roof.

Origin of webbed

First recorded in 1655–65; web + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM webbed

un·webbed, adjective

Words nearby webbed

web-footed, web-toed, webapp, webb, webbe shebeli, webbed, webbed fingers, webbed neck, webbie, webbing, webbing clothes moth

Definition for webbed (2 of 2)

web

[ web ]

/ wɛb /

noun

something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.

a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb.

Textiles.

a woven fabric, especially a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.
the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.

something resembling woven material, especially something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree.

an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life?

something that snares or entangles; a trap: innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism.

webbing.

Zoology. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds.

Ornithology.

the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather.
the series on both sides, collectively.

an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss.

Machinery. an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end.

Architecture. (in a vault) any surface framed by ribbing.

a large roll of paper, as for continuous feeding of a web press.

a network of interlinked stations, services, communications, etc., covering a region or country.

Informal. a network of radio or television broadcasting stations.

(sometimes initial capital letter) Computers. World Wide Web. (usually preceded by the).

verb (used with object), webbed, web·bing.

to cover with or as if with a web; envelop.

to ensnare or entrap.

verb (used without object), webbed, web·bing.

to make or form a web.

Origin of web

before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch, Low German webbe, Old Norse vefr; akin to weave

SYNONYMS FOR web

5 network, tissue, tangle, maze.

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historical usage of web

16. See Internet

OTHER WORDS FROM web

web·less, adjective web·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for webbed

To make this point, I showed pictures of otherwise healthy humans who had been born with webbed feet and tails.

My Debate With an ‘Intelligent Design’ Theorist |Karl W. Giberson |April 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I am not good at cutting my losses; I am webbed in all around by dangling threads.

The Men on the Dais |Daphne Merkin |January 2, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The feet are five-toed, separate, not webbed like the moles; the snout is long and pointed and very mobile.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
The hind feet are large and webbed, and resemble those of a goose.

In Beaver World |Enos Abijah Mills

These are webbed on the inner side only, and curve outward, so as to form a double circle.

The Malay Archipelago |Alfred Russell Wallace
His webbed hindfeet were twice as large as his mate's and he was easily the swiftest swimmer in the colony.

Kazan |James Oliver Curwood
The toes are completely webbed; the fingers, one-third webbed.

A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico |William E. Duellman

British Dictionary definitions for webbed (1 of 2)

webbed

/ (wɛbd) /

adjective

(of the feet of certain animals) having the digits connected by a thin fold of skin; palmate

having, consisting of, or resembling a web

British Dictionary definitions for webbed (2 of 2)

web

/ (wɛb) /

noun

any structure, construction, fabric, etc, formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving Related adjective: retiary

a mesh of fine tough scleroprotein threads built by a spider from a liquid secreted from its spinnerets and used to trap insects See also cobweb (def. 1)

a similar network of threads spun by certain insect larvae, such as the silkworm

a fabric, esp one in the process of being woven

a membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds or the digits of such aquatic mammals as the otter

the vane of a bird's feather

architect the surface of a ribbed vault that lies between the ribs

the central section of an I-beam or H-beam that joins the two flanges of the beam

any web-shaped part of a casting used for reinforcement

the radial portion of a crank that connects the crankpin to the crankshaft

a thin piece of superfluous material left attached to a forging; fin

a continuous strip of paper as formed on a paper machine or fed from a reel into some printing presses
(as modifier)web offset; a web press

the woven edge, without pile, of some carpets

the web (often capital) short for World Wide Web
(as modifier)a web site; web pages

any structure, construction, etc, that is intricately formed or complex a web of intrigue

verb webs, webbing or webbed

(tr) to cover with or as if with a web

(tr) to entangle or ensnare

(intr) to construct a web

Derived forms of web

webless, adjective weblike, adjective

Word Origin for web

Old English webb; related to Old Saxon, Old High German webbi, Old Norse vefr

Medical definitions for webbed

web

[ wĕb ]

n.

A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain mammals.

A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders.

Scientific definitions for webbed

web

[ wĕb ]

A structure of fine, elastic, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders to catch insect prey. The larvae of certain insects also weave webs that serve as protective shelters for feeding and may include leaves or other plant parts.

A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes in certain animals, especially ones that swim, such as water birds and otters. The web improves the ability of the foot to push against water.

also Web The World Wide Web.

Cultural definitions for webbed

Web

See Internet.

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Definition for webbed (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), webbed, web·bing.

verb (used without object), webbed, web·bing.

Origin of web

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adjective

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noun

verb webs, webbing or webbed

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webbed

adjective

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Definition for webbed (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), webbed, web·bing.

verb (used without object), webbed, web·bing.

Origin of web

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historical usage of web

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adjective

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noun

verb webs, webbing or webbed

Derived forms of web

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